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Appointment Scheduling Optimization

Appointment Scheduling Optimization is a computational method that systematically improves the allocation of time-based service resources by minimizing delays, idle times, and overbooking while adhering to operational and patient-specific constraints within healthcare and service delivery systems.

175

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8.8K

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430

Authors

239

Institutions

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2017–2026

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175

Optimal outpatient appointment scheduling

Guido C. Kaandorp, Ger Koole · Health Care Management Science · 2007 · 298 citations · Full text

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Minimizing Total Cost in Scheduling Outpatient Appointments

Chrwan‐Jyh Ho, Hon‐Shiang Lau · Management Science · 1992 · 288 citations

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A generalized linear programming model for nurse scheduling

Brigitte Jaumard, Frédéric Semet, T Vovor · European Journal of Operational Research · 1998 · 247 citations

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Reduced outpatient waiting times with improved appointment scheduling: a simulation modelling approach

Paul Harper, H.M. Gamlin · OR Spectrum · 2003 · 241 citations

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Scheduling doctors' appointments: optimal and empirically-based heuristic policies

Lawrence W. Robinson, Rachel R. Chen · IIE Transactions · 2003 · 220 citations

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Authors

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  1. JT
    Jiafu Tang

    Northeastern University, China

    5 publications · 154 citations

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  2. KJ
    Kenneth J. Klassen

    Brock University, Canada

    5 publications · 465 citations

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  3. XX
    Xiaolan Xie

    Mines Saint-Étienne, France

    5 publications · 150 citations

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  4. MS
    Michele Samorani

    Santa Clara University, United States

    5 publications · 227 citations

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  5. CY
    Chongjun Yan

    Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China

    5 publications · 154 citations

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Institutions

239

  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    14 h-index

    27 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    316 citations

  3. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Mines Saint-Étienne

    Saint-Etienne, France

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    167 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    167 citations

  6. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

    Dalian, China

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    321 citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    326 citations

  8. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    336 citations

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Venues

  1. European Journal of Operational Research

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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  2. Health Care Management Science

    HCMS · 13 publications · 861 citations

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  3. Omega

    9 publications · 345 citations

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  4. Production and Operations Management

    POMS · 9 publications · 716 citations

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  5. Management Science

    5 publications · 725 citations

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